Bottle carrying carton



Sept. 29, 1953 J. MlLCHlN 2,653,749

BOTTLE CARRYING CARTON Filed Jan. 26, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet l 4 I INVENTORJACK MILCHIN 1W, M

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BOTTLE CARRYING CARTON Filed Jan. 26, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mvsu'roRFIG-4 gjiiiii'ilm ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 29, 1953 BOTTLE CARRYINGCARTON Jack Milchin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Application January 26,1949, Serial No. 72,905 In Canada October 26, 1948 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to improvements in bottle carrying cartons of thetype comprising bottle receiving compartments arranged on either side ofa central double-walled partition forming in part the carrying handle ofthe carton.

A particular object of this invention is to provide an improved carton,formed from a single blank, in which the end walls of the bottlereceiving compartments are designed to protect the bottles containedtherein,

One feature of the invention resides in the provision of end wallpanels, arranged in pairs at each end of the carton, which extendupwardly from the bottom wall of the carton to completely enclose thelower portion of the bottles contained in the carton.

Another feature consists in providing end wall panels of unequal lengthwith a long and a short panel forming each end wall of the carton. Eachpair of end wall panels is alternately arranged with respect to theopposing pair of panels so that, when a number of cartons are placed andto end, the longer panel at each end of one carton will always be buttedagainst the shorter panel of the adjacent carton. In this manner, thebottles of one carton are protected against direct contact with thebottles of an adjacent carton by the use of two extended length end wallpanels instead of four. In addition, to the protection afiorded, aconsiderable saving of material is realized.

My improved carton also provides for full length inturned marginalextension fiaps of the end wall panels which lie between and are securedto the abutting panels forming the central double-walled portion of thecarton.

Other objects and characteristic features of this invention will be morereadily understood from the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a planview of a blank from which the carton embodying my invention is formed.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled carton.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the carton.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the section lines 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an end elevational view of the carton.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of the carton.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the carton is formed from ablank shown in Fig. 1. A pair of bottom wall forming panels 6 aredefined by outer crease lines 8 and intermediate crease line H). Sidewall panels II are secured to the bottom wall panels 6 at crease lines 8to extend upwardly from said bottom wall panels. Each panel II isdefined along its side edges by crease lines I3 and I4 and by an unevenupper edge hereinafter more fully described. A pair of end wall panelsI5 and N5 of substantially diiferent vertical lengths, are secured tothe side edges of each panel I I along the crease lines l3 and I4respectively, the length of panel I6 being greater than panel l5. Panelsl5 and 5 are defined along their outer side edges by crease lines I1 andI8, which crease lines separate marginal end extension flaps |9 and 20from panels l5 and I6 respectively.

The blank is slit along horizontaI line 2| and 22 at different levelsfrom the base 8 of side wall panel said slits serving in part to definethe uneven upper edge of panel ll. The lower slit 2| extends inwardlyfrom the crease line H defining the outer side edge of end panel i5 to apoint substantially midway between the side edges defined by creaselines i3 and M of panel Slit 2| separates crease line Hi from creaseline|3a which is, in effect, a continuation of crease line I3. A creaseline 24 extends upwardly from the inner end of slit 2| to the upper edgeof the blank. Slit 22 extends inwardly from the crease line H to meetthe upper end of crease line extension l3a. Slit 22 separates the creaseline 24 into upper and lower portions designated 24 and 24arespectively.

The upper edge of uneven side panel II is defined by the horizontal slit2| from crease line I3 to crease line 24a, the upwardly directedvertical crease line 24a, and the horizontal slit 22 from the upper endof crease line 24a to the crease line H. The vertical crease line 24 andthe upper section Ila of vertical crease line H define the side edges ofan upper panel 25 which forms one of the walls of a double-walledpartition in the carton. The lower edge of panel 25 is defined by thehorizontal slit 2| from crease line i'la to crease line I312, theupwardly directed vertical crease line l3a, and the horizontal slit 22from crease line |3a to crease line 24. Panels 25 are provided withconventional handle extensions 2511 which are scored in the usual mannerto provide finger grip openings 251). An intervening panel 26 separatedat its lower and upper edges from panels H and 25 by slits 2| and 22 hasits terminal ends secured to panels H and 25 respectively along thecrease lines 24a and l3a.

An end wall thickening panel 21 lies between the end wall panel l6 andpanel 25, its bottom wall being defined by the slit 22 between thecrease lines I4 and 24. The outer ends of the blank are provided with aV-shaped notch, the inclined edges I6a and 21a of which define the upperedges of panels I6 and 21 respectively. It will be noted that the blankis stamped in such a manner that the portions of the blank beyond eitherside 8 of thebottom wall forming panels 6 have identical inverselyarranged patterns.

To assemble the bottle carrying carton, the blank is first folded alongthe two crease lines 8 at opposite sides of the bottom wall panels 6 todirect the side wall forming panels I.I upwardly therefrom. The end wallpanels I5 and I6 are then bent rearwardly from each side wall panel IIalong the side edges defined by. crease lines I3 and I4. At the sametime each end wall thickening panel 21 is directed rearwardly. from thecrease line I4 and each panel 26 is likewise directed rearwardly fromcrease line 24a so as to ofiset each panel 25 rearwardly of panel II andin back-to-back relation to each other with the handle extensions 25aand finger grip openings 25b disposed to form a common carrier handle.The marginal extension flaps I9 and 2 are then bent inwardly along theirrespective crease lines I! and I8 to lie between the opposing panels 25.In this manner the integrally connected end panels 21 and I6 are placedin back-to-back rela tion to form a double thickness end wall section inthat portion ofthe end wall I6 which extends beyond the upper edge ofadjacent side wall panel II. Each panel 26 is vertically disposedbetween side wall panel II and offset panel 25 with its upper end edgeextending along a horizontal plane.

The purpose of providing the aforementioned inverse arrangement of thepatterns beyond the bottom wall forming panels 6 is so that, when theblank is folded, as above described, each end wall panel I and I6 on oneside of the carton is respectively placed in side-by-side relation withthe alternate end wall panel I6 and' I5 on the other side of the carton.It therefore follows that extension fiaps I9 and 20 on one side of thecarton are respectively placed in face-to-face relation with theextension flaps 20 and I9 on the other side of the carton between theopposing panels 25. Upper and-lower staples 29 and 30, or other suitablefastening elements, secure the carton in its assembled form. Staples 29serve to secure the handle section and staples 30 serve to secure thecarton proper through the panels 25 and the extension flaps I9 and 20interposed therebetween.

The carton, in its assembled relation, presents a pair of oppositelydisposed bottle carrying compartments on either side of the carryinghandle. Each compartment consists of a bottom wall 6,

outer side wall II and end walls I5 and I6 with the panels 25 andextension flaps I9 andZO forming a common inner side wall partition.Panels 25 extend across the full width of the upper section of thecarton while extension flaps I9 an d '20' extend inwardly a substantialdistance from each end of the carton between the bottom wall and thehandle. The extension flaps I9 and 20 reinforce the carton from top tobottom adjacent the ends of the carton and also serve as parti tionpanels between the compartments from the bottom of the carton to thebottom of the'panels spacer between the side wall II and the ofiset wallpanel 25. Although I have only shown one partition 26 for eachcompartment, it will be appreciated that a plurality of such partitionsmay be provided depending on the width of the compartment and the numberof bottles required to fill each compartment. It will be noted that theend walls I5 and I6 of each compartment extend downwardly to meet thebottom wall panel 6 when the carton has been assembled. Thus, thebottles are protected from falling or sliding out through the bottom endof the carton. While the endwall I5 is relatively short in height, theend wall I6 extends upwardly a substantial distance above the upper edgeof the compartment. Thisupper extension is thickened by panel 21. Thealternate arrangement of the end panels I5 and I6 is such that, when aplurality of cartons are placed end to end, the bottles of one cartonare always protected from direct contact with the bottles of adjacentcartons by the double walled extension of end wall I6. This alternatearrangement makes it only necessary to provide two of such end wallpanels instead of four.

In the modified form of carton shown in Fig. 6 a substantial portion ofthe upper edge 2I of each end wall I5 slopes upwardly and rearwardly, asindicated at 35, toward the crease line H to provide a triangularextension 36 at the upper end of end wall I5. A complementary slope tothe lower edge of panel 25 is provided, as indicated.

at 31. The extra triangular extension 36 gives greater supportingstrength to the end wall against endwise jostling of the bottles in thecarton. This is particularly desirable in cases where the end wall iscomparatively low in relation to the height of the bottle. In addition,the angular meeting of the upper edge portion 35 with crease line Htends to increase the resistance against tearing of the carton at thismeeting point. This likewise is desirable where the height of the bottleis substantially greater than that of the end wall.

The empty carton in its assembled condition is collapsible for shippingpurposes and for space saving. This is done by folding the carton alongthe crease lines III of the bottom wall, I! and I8 at one end, and I3and Mat the other end. In this manner the bottom wall panels 6 will beextended outwardly from their side edges 8 and theend of the cartonwhich is folded along crease lines I3 and I4, will have the outersurfaces of the adjacent end wall panels I5 and I6 disposed inface-to-face contact.

Having thus described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it willbe understood that further modifications may be resorted to within thescope and spirit ofthis invention as'defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

A carton formed from asingle blankto provide a pair of bottom wallpanelshavingtheir inner longitudinal edges integrally. joined together along afold line coextensive with said edges and portions extending beyond theouter longitudinal edges of said bottom wall panels of identicalinversely arranged patterns, each-of said portions comprising a sidewall panel having. its lower-edge integrally joined to said outer edgeofthe bottom wall panel along a fold line .paralleling the firstmentioned foldline and concompartment whose bottom wall islformed by theadjacent bottom wall panel. a pair of end wall panels closing theopposing ends of said compartment, said end wall panels having theirouter vertical edges integrally joined to and extending rearwardly fromthe adjacent vertical side edges of said side wall panel along verticalfold lines, a partition-forming panel secured in abutting back-to-backrelation with the corresponding panel of the opposing compartment and ininwardly offset spaced relation to its compartment outer side wallpanel, a connecting member extending between the upper central portionof the outer side wall panel and the central wall portion of theadjacent partitionforming panel, the ends of said connecting memberbeing integrally joined to said outer side wall and partition-formingpanels along vertical fold lines with the upper and lower edges of saidconnecting member being horizontally disposed between the said panels,one end wall panel of each compartment being of a length to extendvertically from the lower edge of the connected outer side wall panel toa point a substantial distance above said outer side wall panel, an endwall reinforcing panel extending between the adjacent side edge of saidpartitionforming panel and the outer edge of that portion of said firstend wall panel extending above the outer side wall, said reinforcingpanel being joined to said partition-forming panel and to said end wallpanel extension along vertical fold lines and being disposed inback-to-back relation with said end wall panel extension, a fulllengthextension flap integrally joined to the inner edge of said firstmentioned end wall along a vertical fold line, said flap being folded tolie between adjacent side portions of said back-toback partition-formingpanels of each compartment, the remaining end wall panel of eachcompartment being of a full length equal to at least the length of theadjacent vertical edge portion of the outer side wall panel to which itis integrally connected, said remaining end wall having its inner sideedge disposed adjacent the inner side edge of the first mentioned endwall of the opposing compartment and a second full length extension flapintegrally joined in its upper section to the adjacent edge of thecorresponding partition-forming panel and in its lower section to theinner edge of said remaining end wall panel along a vertical fold line,said second mentioned flap being folded along its entire length to liealong its entire length in face-to-face relation with said firstmentioned extension flap of the opposing compartment and with its upperportion between adjacent side portions of said back-to-backpartition-forming panels, and means for securing said partitionformingpanels in back-to-back relation and said face-to-face flaps between saidpartitiontorming panels when the carton is assembled so that the saidinner vertical edges of adjacent end wall panels of compartment aredisposed in abutting engagement.

JACK MILCHIN.

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